A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite -- Special Order

A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal by Jen Waite -- Special Order

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“Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren’treal. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, andinfidelity she endured with unrestrained honesty and deft candor. I couldn’t turn away.”—Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem andEverything You Ever Wanted

What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you?

These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she begins to realize that her loving husband— the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life— fits the textbook definition of psychopath. In a raw, first-person account, Waite recounts eachheartbreaking discovery, every life-destroying lie, and reveals what happens once thedust finally settles on her demolished marriage.

After a disturbing email sparks Waite's suspicion that her husband is having an affair, she tries to uncover the truth and rebuild trust in her marriage. Instead, she finds more lies,infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment from the last five years that isn't part of thelong-con of lies and manipulation.

With a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom, and withersimultaneously, making the heartbreak and disbelief even more affecting.